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The Green Party could win over 60 seats in Westminster according to the Electoral Calculus predictions.
This would potentially constitute a better performance than the German Greens, Die Grunen, at a General Election.
How did this rise happen?
Can winter tourism destinations responsibly adapt to climate change?
A common policy response is to ‘rebalance’ tourism toward summer - but only a few destinations have built summer seasons that come close to winter revenues.
By @vapunkt.bsky.social
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What if unenfranchised adults could vote?
If all UK residents could vote, 257 seats could have had a different outcome at the 2024 general election.
By @tobysjames.bsky.social and Jamie Underwood
"A nascent, but distinctive, radical green alternative [...] is threatening to become a significant political force. As such, this social green approach could form the equivalent of a sort of ‘new’ new left"
David Toke's 2000 article from our archive.
There were 4.4 million unenfranchised adults in the UK 2025.
Universal suffrage is a defining feature of democracy. Here's why the current electoral franchise deserves a rethink.
By @tobysjames.bsky.social and Jamie Underwood
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In a world defined by global supply chains, digital networks, and mobile talent, influence—not firepower—has become one of the most powerful engines of prosperity.
By Serhan Cevik
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Slovakia’s constitution has been eroding due to deals made by party leaders engaging in constitutional entrepreneurship.
Here's what you need to know.
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As rescuers partly blame climate change to the rise in Alps avalanche deaths, touristic areas are trying to adapt.
But summer replacing winter can slide into maladaptation if it deepens tourism dependence.
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If all UK residents could vote, 257 seats could have had a different outcome at the 2024 general election.
What explains the Green Party's meteoric rise, and how to do they compare to the German Greens, Die Grunen?
In a world defined by global supply chains, digital networks, and mobile talent, influence—not firepower—has become one of the most powerful engines of prosperity.
